Bell Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows

As Seen Through Windows is the second album by Canadian band Bell Orchestre. Bell Orchestre is a collaborative instrumental group based in Montreal. It's six members come from wildly divergent musical backgrounds, and the unlikely chemistry that results from their collaboration is the very thing that sustains their connection. It's as if the group as a whole has tapped into a very particular, very distinct energy: like that of an approaching storm. In many ways, Bell Orchestre is the sum of not only it's parts, but the sum of it's influences and inspirations. Among those influences can be listed such diverse artists as Lee ""Scratch"" Perry, Arvo Pärt, Charles Mingus, and Talk Talk. But ultimately they work together to create something that none of them has quite heard before.1. Stripes2. Elephants3. Icicles/Bicycles4. Water/Light/Shifts5. Bucephalus Bouncing Ball6. As Seen Through Windows7. The Gaze8. Dark Lights9. Air Lines/Land Lines

Often drawing comparisons to film music, perhaps this band is not so much creating the soundtracks to movies, but rather inventing a musical meeting place for a century's worth of city ghosts, weather patterns and shifting architecture. The Bell Orchestre is made of strings, bells, horns, drums, stethoscopes, samples and quiet noise. Their live performances soothe, excite and soar. Bell Orchestre makes non- traditional music that tries to push boundaries, both those of the spectator and our own. The band often credits Estonian composer Arvo Pdrt as one of their many influences. In reality, the ensembles music is shifting within intuition, drawing inspiration from the environmental sounds of the world. Bell Orchestre's debut album, RECORDING A TAPE THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT, was released in 2005. The record garnered glowing reviews and was nominated for a Juno Award for ""Best Instrumental Album"". The band is poised to Release their highly anticipated follow up, AS SEEN THROUGH WINDOWS.

Often drawing comparisons to film music, perhaps this band is not so much creating the soundtracks to movies, but rather inventing a musical meeting place for a century's worth of city ghosts, weather patterns and shifting architecture. The Bell Orchestre is made of strings, bells, horns, drums, stethoscopes, samples and quiet noise. Their live performances soothe, excite and soar. Bell Orchestre makes non- traditional music that tries to push boundaries, both those of the spectator and our own. The band often credits Estonian composer Arvo Pdrt as one of their many influences. In reality, the ensembles music is shifting within intuition, drawing inspiration from the environmental sounds of the world. Bell Orchestre's debut album, RECORDING A TAPE THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT, was released in 2005. The record garnered glowing reviews and was nominated for a Juno Award for ""Best Instrumental Album"". The band is poised to Release their highly anticipated follow up, AS SEEN THROUGH WINDOWS.